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Unemployment Rate by State: 2003, 2004, and 2005

	2003	2004	2005
United States	6.0%	5.5%	5.1%
Alabama	5.8	5.6	4.0
Alaska	7.7	7.5	6.8
Arizona	5.7	5.0	4.7
Arkansas	5.9	5.7	4.9
California	6.8	6.2	5.4
Colorado	6.2	5.5	5.0
Connecticut	5.5	4.9	4.9
Delaware	4.0	4.1	4.2
District of Columbia	7.2	8.2	6.5
Florida	5.3	4.8	3.8
Georgia	4.7	4.6	5.3
Hawaii	3.9	3.3	2.8
Idaho	5.3	4.7	3.8
Illinois	6.7	6.2	5.7
Indiana	5.3	5.2	5.4
Iowa	4.4	4.8	4.6
Kansas	5.6%	5.5%	5.1%
Kentucky	6.2	5.3	6.1
Louisiana	6.3	5.7	7.1
Maine	5.0	4.6	4.8
Maryland	4.5	4.2	4.1
Massachusetts	5.8	5.1	4.8
Michigan	7.1	7.1	6.7
Minnesota	4.9	4.7	4.0
Mississippi	6.4	6.2	7.9
Missouri	5.6	5.7	5.4
Montana	4.4	4.4	4.0
Nebraska	4.0	3.8	3.8
Nevada	5.1	4.3	4.1
New Hampshire	4.5	3.8	3.6
New Jersey	5.9	4.8	4.4
New Mexico	5.9	5.7	5.3
New York	6.4	5.8	5.0
North Carolina	6.5	5.5	5.2
North Dakota	3.6%	3.4%	3.4%
Ohio	6.2	6.1	5.9
Oklahoma	5.6	4.8	4.4
Oregon	8.1	7.4	6.1
Pennsylvania	5.7	5.5	5.0
Puerto Rico	12.0	10.6	11.3
Rhode Island	5.4	5.2	5.0
South Carolina	6.7	6.8	6.8
South Dakota	3.5	3.5	3.9
Tennessee	5.5	5.4	5.6
Texas	6.7	6.1	5.3
Utah	5.7	5.2	4.3
Vermont	4.5	3.7	3.5
Virginia	4.1	3.7	3.5
Washington	7.4	6.2	5.5
West Virginia	6.0	5.3	5.0
Wisconsin	5.6	4.9	4.7
Wyoming	4.4	3.9	3.6

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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